Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2011 March 2

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GA Broiler Hatchery News Release

In Cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236
www.nass.usda.gov

March 2, 2011

Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 26, 2011 was 27.3 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 33.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.8 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED

Eggs Set1/

Chicks Hatched

Chicks Placed

Week

% of

% of

% of

Ended 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Jan 22

31,567 32,685 104 25,792 27,182 105 25,827 27,123 105

Jan 29

31,126 33,059 106 26,030 27,279 105 26,391 27,323 104

Feb 5

31,757 33,628 106 25,843 27,094 105 26,042 27,749 107

Feb 12

31,630 33,723 107 25,826 27,137 105 26,330 27,209 103

Feb 19

31,902 33,653 * 105 25,774 27,470 * 107 25,852 28,083 * 109

Feb 26

31,520 33,090 105 26,328 27,840 106 26,205 27,339 104

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.

BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2010-2011
29

28

27

Million Chicks

26

25

24

2010

2011

23

22

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2011

State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................

January 22, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
29,923 23,503
4,040 1,343 32,685 6,879 3,395 7,593 18,733 19,851

Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........

7,049 4,073 5,544 15,082 5,641
18,782

19 State total ......................................

204,116

Previous year total ..............................

202,034

Percent of previous year .....................

101

January 29, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
30,439 22,819
4,039 1,341 33,059 7,864 3,287 7,635 18,404 19,673
7,016 4,116 5,673 14,404 5,905
18,240
203,914
202,304
101

Week ending

February 5, 2011

February 12, 2011

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

29,941 23,426
3,980 1,360 33,628 8,135 3,395 7,695 18,965 19,462

30,143 22,979
3,768 1,360 33,723 8,025 3,395 7,703 18,376 19,636

6,974 3,914 5,452 14,320 5,971

7,181 4,001 5,579 14,234 6,081

19,102

18,416

205,720

204,600

204,076

205,734

101

99

February 19, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
31,010 23,340
4,002 1,360 33,653 7,944 3,379 7,707 18,736 19,636
7,019 3,675 5,610 14,931 5,834
18,636
206,472
206,981
100

February 26, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
29,955 23,263
3,899 1,359 33,090 7,850 3,409 7,688 19,064 19,842
7,148 3,956 5,566 15,353 6,465
19,492
207,399
207,365
100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011

State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................

January 22, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
20,692 22,119
5,689 1,230 27,123 5,758 2,977 4,866 16,247 14,841

January 29, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,000 20,707
4,420 1,224 27,323 5,600 2,915 5,928 16,190 15,534

Week ending

February 5, 2011

February 12, 2011

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

20,856 20,823
5,002 1,229 27,749 5,742 3,002 5,885 16,293 15,446

20,903 21,034
4,579 1,202 27,209 6,028 3,014 5,439 16,123 15,715

February 19, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,762 21,319
5,336 1,201 28,083 6,357 2,991 5,874 15,576 15,731

February 26, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,044 22,150
4,498 1,349 27,339 6,734 3,021 6,758 16,401 15,200

Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........

3,515 3,236 5,123 12,879 4,886
16,326

4,244 3,207 4,728 13,006 5,202
17,242

5,586 3,302 4,455 13,054 4,971
14,669

5,162 3,347 4,805 12,668 5,459
15,172

3,814 3,251 3,885 12,033 4,520
15,686

2,973 3,202 4,852 11,784 3,929
16,987

19 State total ......................................

167,507

168,470

168,064

167,859

167,419

168,221

Previous year total ..............................

166,113

165,437

163,279

164,631

165,886

168,299

Percent of previous year .....................

101

102

103

102

101

100

Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.